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☆ Family questions death of domestic violence victim whose case made it to Supreme Court following yearslong custody battle
▼ + stars: | 2022-10-26 | by ( Julianne Mcshane | ) www.nbcnews.com time to read: +10 min

Narkis Golan outside the Supreme Court after the unanimous decision in her domestic violence case. But domestic violence victims, advocates and experts say that today, abusers and judges weaponize the clauses to punish women who flee domestic abusers to protect themselves and their children. Though there are no definitive statistics, research estimates that domestic violence could be a factor in up to 70% of Hague Convention child abduction cases. Both Fidler and Weiner criticized the ruling, alleging it did not take into account the realities of domestic violence. Golan also hoped, once her custody battle was over, to establish an organization to help protect kids and their mothers from domestic violence, Morin said.

☆ Even financial analysts should be interested in delivering pizzas, Domino's CEO says. 'Because our drivers become franchisees.'
▼ + stars: | 2022-10-18 | by ( Sarah Belle Lin | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

Domino's CEO Russell Weiner touted career opportunities for delivery drivers in a call with analysts. "Maybe there are people who are listening to the call now who are interested in drivers' positions," Weiner said. 95% of Domino's franchisees started out as employees making pizza or driving, he said. Domino's delivery drivers earn around $31,962 annually, ZipRecruiter estimates, and a Domino's franchise owner in New York City can make a base salary of $88,200 a year, according to Glassdoor. Domino's is primarily a franchiser, with approximately 94% of US Domino's stores owned and operated by the company's independent franchisees, according to Domino's 2021 annual report.

☆ Congressional candidate gets raw about sex rights by publishing porno featuring himself
▼ + stars: | 2022-10-15 | by ( Taiyler Simone Mitchell | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

New York Congressional candidate Mike Itkis hopes to being sexual rights to the front of politics. Itkis released a sex tape with a list of his political reasons for doing so. New York Congressional candidate Mike Itkis wants to share his point of view: Sexual rights need to be explicitly defined and protected. Itkis' sex tape is not the first to penetrate the New York political sphere. Pornhub, Itkis, Sage, Nadler, and Zumbluskas did not immediately respond to Insider's request for comment.

☆ Domino's reports mixed third-quarter results as U.S. same-store sales increase
▼ + stars: | 2022-10-13 | by ( Jack Stebbins | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +2 min

An employee carries an order for a customer at a Domino's Pizza restaurant in Detroit. Domino's also stood by its forecast for food cost inflation, indicating that pressure from rising costs could be easing. "I'm encouraged with our performance and the sequential improvements we made during the third quarter," Domino's CEO Russell Weiner said in a statement. Here's how the pizza company performed compared with Wall Street estimates, according to Refinitiv:Earnings per share: $2.79, adjusted vs. $2.97 expected. Overseas, the company said same-store sales declined 1.8% in the third quarter when excluding the impact of foreign currency exchanges.

☆ Fact Check- Digitally altered images purport to show Obama awarding Medal of Freedom to Cosby, Weiner and Weinstein
▼ + stars: | 2022-10-12 | by ( Reuters Fact Check | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +1 min

Thanks Democrats.”Clinton, Weinstein, Cosby and Weiner have each either been accused or convicted of sexual misconduct (here), (here. The image appearing to show Obama with Weiner instead shows a photo of Obama awarding actor Tom Hanks (here), (here). Meanwhile, the image purportedly showing Obama with Cosby was altered, with the original showing the president awarding musician Bruce Springsteen. Although a Presidential Medal of Freedom was awarded by Obama to Clinton, no such medal was awarded to Wiener, Cosby or Weinstein. The images purporting to show Obama awarding those three men a medal were digitally altered.

☆ Exclusive: Former top FBI official involved in Trump-Russia investigation under scrutiny by federal prosecutors for his own ties to Russia
▼ + stars: | 2022-09-15 | by ( Mattathias Schwartz | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +7 min

A former high-level FBI agent who was involved in the investigation into the Trump campaign's contacts with Russia during the 2016 election has himself come under scrutiny by federal prosecutors for his ties with Russia and other foreign governments. A witness subpoena obtained by Insider indicates information that federal prosecutors were seeking about former FBI official Charles McGonigal. "It's very rare that former FBI people at all, and certainly former senior FBI people, wind up as grand-jury targets," the official said. McGonigal used his official FBI letterhead to try and arrange a business meeting with Edi Rama, the prime minister of Albania. Since he left the FBI, McGonigal has continued to trade on his expertise in counterintelligence.

☆ Malta is the only EU country that still sells 'golden passports.' Here's what the controversial immigration schemes are and why the EU wants to ban them.
▼ + stars: | 2022-04-26 | by ( Hannah Towey | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +5 min

The Russia-Ukraine war triggered a crackdown on "golden passport" schemes across Europe. Malta is the only EU country with a golden passport program and is under pressure to shut it down. In recent years, countries including Bulgaria and Cyprus have shut down their golden passport programs following accusations of corruption and pressure from the European Union. The European parliament estimates that Russian nationals account for about half of approved golden passport applications in the EU. "The concern is that unsavory and possibly criminal individuals will secure EU passports, which then entitles them to mobility and settlement rights."

☆ (video) Recomandări de la Mircea, fără spoilere: cinci seriale neobișnuite ale căror episoade sunt o nouă poveste
▼ + stars: | 2021-07-03 | by ( Onixmedia Srl | ) diez.md time to read: +7 min

E o selecție făcută în special pentru tine, cinci seriale al căror fiecare episod e o nouă poveste, absolut independentă, fără să o continue pe precedenta. Acțiunea are loc de obicei într-o singură locație per episod și impresionează prin scenariul simplu de realizat și greu de prevăzut. 10 episoade a câte o oră fiecare, bazate pe cele 10 porunci biblice. Prin urmare, două dintre ele (O poveste scurtă despre omor și O poveste scurtă despre dragoste) au fost extinse pentru a deveni filme de lungmetraj. Un serial despre care s-ar putea vorbi până la nesfârșit; veșnic actual, fundamental și profund cutremurător.

Persons: Mircea, Charlie Brooker, Netflix, Tim Miller, David Fincher, Romanov, Mad, Matthew Weiner, Romanoffs, Steve Pemberton, Krzysztof Kieslowski, Krzysztof Piesiewicz, Stanley Kubrick Organizations: Black, SF, Blur Studio, Prime, BBC, HBO GO Locations: Netflix, Dekalog, Varșovia

☆ I tried Sleep by Headspace for a month to stop waking up in the middle of the night — here's how it went
▼ + stars: | 2021-06-14 | by ( Zoe Rosenberg | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +7 min

She decided to download Sleep by Headspace, which costs $69.99 a year. She liked the wind-down and mid-night exercises, which helped her get to sleep after waking up. The "Falling Back to Sleep" wind down. Some tracks I found distracting, like "Cabin Porch," which featured bird sounds that my mind equates more with waking up. While briefly glancing at a cell phone in order to play an item from Sleep for Headspace likely won't ruin a night of sleep, it invites into the bedroom the temptation to continue scrolling.

☆ Want to run for Congress but can't afford to pay your own rent or bills? This former House candidate has an idea.
▼ + stars: | 2021-03-23 | by ( Dave Levinthal | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +6 min

Nabilah Islam wants the Federal Election Commission to let federal candidates use donor money for expanded salaries and health insurance. "The current system makes it prohibitive for working Americans to run for office," Islam told Insider. "Every American should have a living wage and health insurance when they run for office," Islam told Insider. In general, federal law prohibits federal candidates from using campaign cash on personal expenditures — so forget that donor-funded Rolex or dream trip to Maui. For example, it ruled in 2018 that federal candidates may use campaign funds to pay for certain child care expenses.

☆ I started my new role as LinkedIn's CEO during the pandemic. Here's what I learned from my first 6 months on the job.
▼ + stars: | 2020-12-14 | by ( Ryan Roslansky | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +11 min

Roslansky shares what he's learned the first six months of being CEO and leading the company through a pandemic. It's been six months since I became LinkedIn's chief executive and, as I shared on day one, I never imagined I'd step into this new role during a pandemic. As we near the one-year mark of the pandemic, it's become clear our lives won't likely return to a pre-COVID-19 "normal." The only way you learn to be a CEO is by being a CEO, and there have been countless learnings every day about managing through uncertainty. Provide the resources working parents need to be successful as they're juggling work, childcare, and distance learning all from home.

☆ Romane de ficțiune, romance sau SF. Goodreads a lansat un ghid de 30 de lecturi pentru această vară
▼ + stars: | 2020-05-24 | by ( Onixmedia Srl | ) diez.md time to read: +5 min

O poveste despre prietenie și iertare. O poveste fictivă istorică, unde mai multe personalități se strâng să comemoreze moartea lui Jane Austen. Un roman despre o femeie care devine obsedată de o notiță găsită la întâmplare în pădure. The Year of the Witching de Alexis Henderson. Povestea e despre o lume proiectată după o pandemie care omoară 99 % dintre bărbații de pe planetă.

Persons: Emma Straub, Jennifer Weiner, Jane Austen, Natalie Jenner, Brit Bennett, Silvia Moreno, Garcia, Stephen Graham Jones, Luster, Raven, Ella Berman, Death, Riley Sager, Holt, Alex North, Alice Feeney, Lucy Foley, Agatha Christie, Devolution, Max Brooks, Lindsay Ellis, Alexis Henderson, Afterland, Lauren Beukes, Carole Stivers, John Moe, Hollywood Park, Mikel Jollet, Crawford, Molly Wizenberg, Elizabeth Acevedo, Suzanne Collins, Loveless, Alice Oseman, Emily Henry ., Meryl Wilsner, Kate Organizations: SF, Goodreads, Hollywood, Stanford Locations: New York, New England, Angeles, Hollywood

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